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Temple University is lagging behind in the recruitment of Latino students, with only 6.9% of its total student population, while the Community College of Philadelphia is stuck at 14.8%. Philadelphia’s Latino population is fast approaching 20%.

So far the list of cuts include less frequent cleaning of schools and high school students who live within two miles of school will not receive transportation support, affecting around 7,500 students at district, charter and non-public schools.

The Dr. Jose Castillo Scholarship will be awarded once again this year in recognition of an outstanding student of Mexican descent.The Mexican Cultural Center (MCC) announced that applications for the scholarship will open this week. The fund will be awarded to the winning candidate during the Mexican Independence Day Festival on Sept. 14, 2014.The recipient will receive $1,000 for undergraduate studies.Originally from Mexico, Dr. Castillo arrived in Philadelphia in 1970 and lived in the city for almost 40 years.

A new local report found that teen parents trying to earn their diploma face long wait times and major barriers to access child care.Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) released the study “How Does Access to Childcare Affect High School Completion in Philadelphia’s Multiple Pathways to Graduation Programs?”“Of all students, teen parents face the greatest need to earn a diploma and get a job, but they are getting shortchanged by the state,” said Donna Cooper, Executive Director of PCCY.

A local organization is ready to take the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) to court. Attorneys representing the William Penn Development Coalition filed a suit at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against the SRC.

The suit was brought in direct response to the SRC’s vote to sell William Penn High School to Temple University. Back in June the SRC declared the school permanently closed and designated it as unused property and sold the school for $15 million.

As Philadelphia schools lose support staff, the district discovered that more students need support than previously thought — one in five high school students have been through child services, the criminal justice system or both.

The Computer Science Collaboration between Julia de Burgos elementary school and Villanova University, partners eighth graders with faculty and undergraduates who specialize in computer sciences. Currently running in its 16th year, the program allowed de Brugos students to visit the campus and receive training on computer viruses, hardware, software and source code.